17 Bible Verses about Strongholds

For though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards, for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments

The Midianites overwhelmed Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.

So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.

The fortified city (along with the very tops of your walls) he will knock down, he will bring it down, he will throw it down to the dusty ground.

My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, my stronghold, my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence!

Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

For you are the God who shelters me. Why do you reject me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?

who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.

The Lord roars from Zion; from Jerusalem his voice bellows out. The heavens and the earth shake. But the Lord is a refuge for his people; he is a stronghold for the citizens of Israel.

No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.

Flee sexual immorality! "Every sin a person commits is outside of the body" -- but the immoral person sins against his own body.

By David. The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!

But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the city of David). David said on that day, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites must approach the 'lame' and the 'blind' who are David's enemies by going through the water tunnel." For this reason it is said, "The blind and the lame cannot enter the palace." So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.

The Lord is good -- indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.